Fandango issued the first glimpse of ticket sales data for the hugely anticipated film.
The previous first-day sales record was held by 2012sThe Hunger Games.
This is an extraordinary time for the industry, which experienced unprecedented ticketing demand last night, Fandango said.
Credit: Lucasfilm
Movie theaters are continually adding new show times on Fandango to meet the phenomenal demand.
It didnt release specific figures, but said it sold out more than 1,000 shows nationwide within 12 hours.
Movietickets.com said traffic was three times higher than at any point in its 15 year history.
Several major theater chains and ticket sellers (Fandango included)crashed Monday nightafter tickets were made available.
Disney releasing the films latest trailer on Monday night doubtless helped fuel fan interest.
So farthe trailerhas been viewed on YouTube 13 million times.
Heres EWsbreakdown of the finalStar Warsteasebefore release on Dec. 18.
